{"id":101415,"date":"2025-12-31T18:04:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T18:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/101415\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T18:04:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T18:04:07","slug":"everyone-killed-by-floridas-brightline-train-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/101415\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone Killed by Florida\u2019s Brightline Train in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1240\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/joe-raedle---getty--brightline-stock.webp.jpeg\" class=\"article-thumbnail-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"A brightline train sits on the platform\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA Brightline train at MiamiCentral terminal during the inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/the-brightline-train-is-seen-at-the-new-miamicentral-news-photo\/957436488?adppopup=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Joe Raedle\/Getty Images<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miaminewtimes.com\/news\/death-train-a-timeline-of-brightline-deaths-in-miami-fort-lauderdale-west-palm-beach-13717396\/\">Brightline trains<\/a> killed more than two dozen people across Florida this year, according to a Miami Herald investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Since the high-speed rail line \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/article308679915.html\">dubbed the deadliest train per mile <\/a>in America \u2014 began test runs in 2017, it has killed nearly 200 people statewide. A recent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wlrn.org\/killer-train-brightline-death-toll-surpasses-180-but-safeguards-are-still-lacking\">WLRN and Miami Herald investigation<\/a> found that, on average, the train has killed one person every 13 days, all while the company has \u201cfailed to urgently address the train\u2019s dangers, blamed victims for the high death rate, and, as fatalities climbed, turned to the public to pay for safety upgrades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven then, critical life-saving measures, including fencing along the tracks and suicide-crisis signs, haven\u2019t been installed due to years-long delays in the release of federal funds,\u201d the investigation reads.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"655\" width=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brightline_train_solutions_flickr_bbt609.webp.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40064340\" style=\"width:1082px;height:auto\"  \/>Dubbed the deadliest train per mile in America, the Brightline has killed nearly 200 people since it began test runs in 2017. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMiami, make your New Year\u2019s Resolution Count!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"fundraising-thermometer-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re $14,500 away from reaching our $30,000 year-end fundraising goal. Your support could be what pushes us over the top. If our work has kept you informed, helped you understand a complex issue, or better connected you to your community, please consider making a contribution today.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The Herald\u2018s reporting also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/article312902998.html\">produced the first comprehensive list<\/a> of people killed by the train (196 deaths since 2017 involving victims ages 17 to 84). Here\u2019s everyone who died along the rail line this past year:<\/p>\n<p>[Editor\u2019s note: The Herald used name spellings and ages derived directly from official documents. The dates below also reflect when the accident occurred, not necessarily the dates of death. Please let us know if you see any mistakes so we can correct them.]<\/p>\n<p>January 4, 2025<br \/>Duke\u00a0Allen Holeman<br \/>Age: 67<\/p>\n<p>January 13, 2025<br \/>Jason Kelly Lloyd<br \/>Age: 46<\/p>\n<p>January 15, 2025<br \/>Nathan\u00a0Joseph Adderly<br \/>Age: 60<\/p>\n<p>January 16, 2025<br \/>Joann DePina<br \/>Age: 49<\/p>\n<p>January 31, 2025<br \/>Rene Andres Mulero Russe<br \/>Age: 27<\/p>\n<p>February 8, 2025<br \/>Jorge\u00a0Miguel Rivera Cedillo<br \/>Age: 23<\/p>\n<p>February 8, 2025<br \/>Lorenzo\u00a0F. Ordonez Sanchez<br \/>Age: 40<\/p>\n<p>March 13, 2025<br \/>Eric Miguel Wolf<br \/>Age: 43<\/p>\n<p>March 18, 2025<br \/>Christy\u00a0Mateluna<br \/>Age: 41<\/p>\n<p>March 22, 2025<br \/>Alex Gomez Lenis<br \/>Age: 30<\/p>\n<p>March 25, 2025<br \/>Timothy Matthew Elliot<br \/>Age: 42<\/p>\n<p>March 27, 2025<br \/>Kevin Douglas Johnson<br \/>Age: 33<\/p>\n<p>May 14, 2025<br \/>Atilon\u00a0Andy Thomas<br \/>Age: 23<\/p>\n<p>May 29, 2025<br \/>Eric Cristopher Daniels<br \/>Age: 55<\/p>\n<p>June 3, 2025<br \/>Valerie Lynn Murguia<br \/>Age: 65<\/p>\n<p>June 4, 2025<br \/>Dennis James Pollard<br \/>Age: 69<\/p>\n<p>June 8, 2025<br \/>Dawinyn\u00a0Salomon Lopez Jarquin<br \/>Age: 36<\/p>\n<p>July 3, 2025<br \/>Charles Lasala<br \/>Age: 70<\/p>\n<p>July 6, 2025<br \/>Joshua Lawrence Tanner<br \/>Age: 26<\/p>\n<p>July 14, 2025<br \/>Mark\u00a0Joseph Jurewicz<br \/>Age: 62<\/p>\n<p>July 24, 2025<br \/>Alejandro\u00a0Daniel Itkin<br \/>Age: 58<\/p>\n<p>August 10, 2025<br \/>Kuen\u00a0J. McGlauflin\u00a0<br \/>Age: 21<\/p>\n<p>September 2, 2025<br \/>Holly\u00a0Lorraine Eckert<br \/>Age: 57<\/p>\n<p>September 6, 2025<br \/>Marco\u00a0Burgos<br \/>Age: 57<\/p>\n<p>September 12, 2025<br \/>Eleanora Mitchell<br \/>Age: 83<\/p>\n<p>October 22, 2025<br \/>Brian David Baker<br \/>Age: 63<\/p>\n<p>October 26, 2025<br \/>Oleksandr\u00a0Nimashchuk<br \/>Age: 23<\/p>\n<p>November 2, 2025<br \/>Jacob Patrick Weaver<br \/>Age: 26<\/p>\n<p>November 3, 2025<br \/>Steve Daniel Collier<br \/>Age: 62<\/p>\n<p>November 6, 2025<br \/>David Cajigas<br \/>Age: 54<\/p>\n<p>November 10, 2025\u00a0<br \/>Andre Darnell Burgess<br \/>Age: 40<\/p>\n<p>December 15, 2025<br \/>Alexis\u00a0Natanael Villatoro Gaspar<br \/>Age: 30<\/p>\n<p>December 21, 2025<br \/>John Joseph Aulenti<br \/>Age: 63<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Brightline train at MiamiCentral terminal during the inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101416,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250,46913],"class_list":["post-101415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news","tag-year-in-review"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101415\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}